Realignment Megathread (All The Moves)
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I’m guessing the PAC implodes in less than 60 days. If the Big Ten doesn’t want the optics of killing the pac (ridiculous because they already did) then there should be some closed door meetings with the few pac schools, big 12, and big ten.
I guess money does grow on trees in Saudi Arabia. Or should I say oil.
Before my time.
Until you got to Studebaker, I thought you were referencing some Bruce Willis/Don Johnson movie.
If the Big12 can have schools from 15ish major state universities- there would be broad interest from an extensive alumni base.
Before my time.
Until you got to Studebaker, I thought you were referencing some Bruce Willis/Don Johnson movie.
If the Big12 can have schools from 15ish major state universities- there would be broad interest from an extensive alumni base.
Way before mine too if you don't count American Motors
Part of me thinks FOX/ESPN will "use" the Big 12 to achieve the goal of destroying the PAC12. They can make the Big 12 the 3rd Power conference and incentivize us to poach the corner 4. Then BIG10 (aka FOX) can get Wash/Ore/Stanford and a reduced rate to appease the current members to keep their profits. Big 10 wants to avoid the PR and potential lawsuit being floated by just taking those 3 first and this is a way around it. Fox gets the content they want and keeps the Big 10 happy.
Makes me sick for WSU and OSU, and any other that may be left behind. This will be the first P5 conference that folds and leaves P5 programs looking to join G5. Those schools don't deserve that. They seem to be better programs than Vandy, Northwestern, Illinois, Rutgers, Maryland, etc.
ESPN/ESPN2 has 4 windows going to MLB instead of CFB that day. Slim pickings.
Would like to see Houston and UCF ditched to save Oregon St and Wazzu.
If I’m being honest I don’t actually know the difference between ESPNU and the other ESPN’s at my house. They are all lined up and I can watch whichever game I want and I am not sure at the end of the day which espn I am watching
Some of those schools have fans that care though, the fact that schools like Cal and UCLA get to survive is much worse. Those programs disappearing would have almost no impact on the campuses or cities the play in. Those football Saturdays in Corvallis and Pullman are a big deal for those cities for tons of reasons.
To be fair”hundreds of millions” isn’t quite as much as it seems when you put it in context. They said on the pod that that figure is over the course of the contract, presumably at least 5 years.
So for example let’s say $200m over 5 years, that’s $40m. Now divide that by 10 teams now it becomes $4m per team.
So it’s possible the Pac12 is asking for $50m per-team, per-year average over the length of the contract and ESPN is offering $46m.
As a starting point for the negotiations that might be pretty normal (I really have no idea, just speculating).
“Makes me sick for WSU and OSU, and any other that may be left behind. This will be the first P5 conference that folds and leaves P5 programs looking to join G5. Those schools don't deserve that. They seem to be better programs than Vandy, Northwestern, Illinois, Rutgers, Maryland, etc.”
That and if we are being non biased and truthful Iowa State wasn’t that far off of being a WSU or OSU. Pollard made 2 terrific hires and suddenly we get to turn our nose up at those trying to get to where we are at.
That and if we are being non biased and truthful Iowa State wasn’t that far off of being a WSU or OSU. Pollard made 2 terrific hires and suddenly we get to turn our nose up at those trying to get to where we are at.
I’ve noticed the same thing - the value in terms of media rights seems to grow exponentially as opposed to linearly, but I’ve never seen a good explanation for why. It would be interesting to read an explanation for why advertisers are willing to pay a lot more than twice as much for 4m viewers as they would for 2m viewers. Maybe something to do with fixed cost business models?
I don’t know if people are turning their nose up as much as they are just acknowledging truth in how royally f*cked they probably are.
This isn't about the SEC or Big 10, which Stew also misunderstands. We know we're never going to match their revenue. But being the third conference is huge, and the Big 12 is in decent shape to be that conference. At the least, in better position than the Pac 12 based on stability alone.
The production and announcing crew goes down in quality the further away you get from ESPN.
